Abstract
Two new flavonoids were isolated from the flowers of
Punica granatum
Linn. (Punicaceae) along with the known compounds ellagic acid, gallic acid, sucrose, and gallic acid glycoside. The structures of the new flavonoids have been characterized as 5,6,7,8,2′,3′,5′-heptahydroxy-4′-methoxyflavanone (punicaflavanol) and 5,6,7,8,2′,5′-hexahydroxy-4′-methoxyflavanone-7-
β
-D-xylopyranoside (granatumflavanyl xyloside) on the basis of spectral data analyses and chemical reactions.